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The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World
Oliver Milman
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Description for The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World
Paperback.
***A Waterstones Best Books of 2022 pick***
A New Scientist Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing
'Fascinating... There is something wondrous in Milman's revelation of our fragile dependency on insect life as well as its beauty and strangeness.' Guardian
'Gripping and especially unnerving.' David Wallace-Wells
When is the last time you were stung by a wasp? Or were followed by a cloud of midges? Or saw a butterfly? All these normal occurrences are becoming much rarer. A groundswell of research suggests insect numbers are in serious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781838954352
SKU
V9781838954352
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Oliver Milman
Oliver Milman has been a Guardian journalist for almost a decade, firstly in Australia and now in the US as their environment correspondent. He was raised in Bedfordshire and this is his first book.
Reviews for The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World
A gripping and especially unnerving book: what happens when the bugs go? As Milman deftly illustrates, in the face of die-offs too widespread to closely track, we are rushing headlong into a precarious and uncertain future.
David Wallace-Wells, bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth
This beautifully written book captures the wonders of insects alongside sharing insights about the ... Read more
David Wallace-Wells, bestselling author of The Uninhabitable Earth
This beautifully written book captures the wonders of insects alongside sharing insights about the ... Read more